As everything stabilized.
"Huff~~~"
Alistair exhaled deeply, sitting wearily on the sofa, rubbing his brow. "Everything's stable, progressing as planned."
Creating anchor nails.
Fixing anchor points.
Anchoring the world.
Finally.
Dragging the world into the Underworld.
Honestly.
Alistair's initial plan was thorough, but would it succeed?
Heh heh heh~~~
He had no idea!
Alistair was clueless if his plan would work. This was unprecedented, with no reference.
It was purely his imagination, fueled by the information explosion of his past life.
In the end.
It succeeded—a good thing.
"Dust, you can rest for a while now."
"Yes."
Alistair leaned against Persephone, inhaling her scent, closing his eyes in exhaustion.
"Dust."
"Rest well."
Persephone gently held Alistair, watching the sleeping man.
A tender smile graced her lips.
Time passed quickly.
A month flew by.
In that month.
Everyone had their tasks.
Esdeath, Najenda, and the other six women diligently trained their Cosmo. As dependents of the god of darkness, they progressed rapidly.
Though only a month.
They'd mastered Cosmo basics without issue.
Among them.
Esdeath displayed her astounding talent, advancing swiftly.
Pandora, like a housekeeper, handled various tasks.
Though.
Elysium and the Underworld should've had little to do.
No one knew what Pandora was busy with daily.
Ker stayed in that world, guarding the barriers to prevent issues.
Though.
Like Pandora's mysterious tasks, the barriers couldn't fail, yet Ker stayed to watch.
"Hm~~~"
Alistair studied the Star Chart, calculating. "By my estimates, today we'll fully devour this first world."
"Really…"
Persephone shook her head helplessly. "Dust, don't say it so scarily. We're integrating it into the Dark Cosmos, under our control—not devouring it entirely!"
"Well."
"Same difference."
Alistair waved dismissively, and Persephone sighed.
If Najenda and the others heard this, they'd be terrified.
"By my calculations."
Persephone estimated, "The portal's cooldown has five days left."
"Yes."
"A five-day break."
"Not bad."
"In less than three months, we fully controlled a world. The gains are solid."
Alistair was satisfied.
Persephone smiled silently.
Solid gains?
More than that!
In three months, achieving this was no mere 'solid.'
No!
It was a feat unimaginable even to gods.
"Speaking of."
Alistair mused, "With this world integrated, linked to the Underworld, bolstered by a world's power, Persephone, can you break your current bottleneck and advance?"
"Theoretically, yes."
Persephone wasn't certain. With her current divine power, if the Underworld perfectly linked a world.
Then.
Using the world's energy, advancing further was natural.
"But…"
Persephone said softly, "Dust, this world energy, if used on Elysium, could greatly enhance your divine kingdom."
"Pointless."
Alistair shook his head. "I know my current position. My divine power is lacking. Even with vast world energy, I'm not yet a qualified strategic-level god."
"In this world."
"God-King-level gods truly stand on the stage."
"Indeed."
Persephone nodded in agreement.
In this world.
Only God-Kings truly stood on the stage.
Now.
Apollo, hailed as the universe's strongest god, ascended to God-King after taking the throne.
With Hades dead, Poseidon without a divine body, Zeus gone, and Primordial Gods absent.
This made Apollo the universe's mightiest god.
If Persephone advanced to that level, with the Helm of Invisibility and Hades' Sword—two divine artifacts.
She could crush Apollo.
"So!"
Alistair said casually, "For gods, top-tier power is paramount. Without it, even vast forces are like reflections in a mirror—shattering at a touch."
Alistair saw this clearly.
"Then…"
"How should I thank my divine lord?"
"Dust…"
Persephone entwined with Alistair, her lips curving into a vibrant smile.
"You'll see soon."
Alistair tapped her lips, a smile emerging.
At that moment.
The world was fully pulled into the Underworld—precisely, into the Dark Cosmos.
The future!
The vast Dark Omniversal Cosmos had taken its firm, solid first step.
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